[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31402]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Meeting; National Commission on Children and Disasters

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, 2010, from 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036. To attend in 
person, please register by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, January 28, 2010. To 
register, please visit http://www.childrenanddisasters.acf.hhs.gov. If 
you experience technical difficulties, please contact 
[email protected]. If you require a sign language 
interpreter or other special assistance, please call Jacqueline Haye at 
(202) 205-9560 or e-mail [email protected] as soon as 
possible and no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time, January 19, 2010.
    Agenda: The National Commission on Children and Disasters is 
hosting a Long-Term Disaster Recovery Workshop to explore challenges 
and solutions that impact the unique needs of children. This one day 
forum provides an opportunity for Federal, State, Tribal, local and 
non-governmental partners to inform the Commission as it prepares its 
Final Report to the President and the Congress, due October 2010. Key 
issues that will be discussed at the workshop include children's access 
to medical care, the provision of mental health services to children, 
and barriers to information and data sharing.
    Additional Information: Contacts: Roberta Lavin, Office of Human 
Services Emergency Preparedness and Response, e-mail 
[email protected] or (202) 401-9306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Commission on Children and 
Disasters is an independent Commission that shall conduct a 
comprehensive study to examine and assess the needs of children as they 
relate to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all hazards, 
building upon the evaluations of other entities and avoiding 
unnecessary duplication by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of these entities. The Commission shall then submit a 
report to the President and the Congress on the Commission's 
independent and specific findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
address the needs of children as they relate to preparation for, 
response to, and recovery from all hazards, including major disasters 
and emergencies.

    Dated: December 28, 2009.
David A. Hansell,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E9-31402 Filed 1-6-10; 8:45 am]
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